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inhabitant_n be_v good_a soldier_n 10._o zutphen_n be_v a_o town_n in_o gelderland_n a_o ancient_a earldom_n seat_v on_o the_o river_n ysell_n a_o strong_a place_n in_o the_o siege_n whereof_o that_o mirror_n of_o chivalry_n sir_n philip_n sidney_n lose_v his_o life_n 11._o holland_n be_v a_o woody_a country_n have_v on_o the_o east_n utrecht_n on_o the_o west_n and_o north_n the_o sea_n and_o on_o the_o south_n the_o mouse_n it_o be_v in_o circuit_n one_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o mile_n no_o part_n whereof_o be_v distant_a from_o the_o sea_n three_o hour_n journey_n it_o contain_v four_o hundred_o village_n and_o three_o and_o twenty_o town_n whereof_o the_o chief_a be_v 1._o dort_n where_o the_o national_a synod_n be_v hold_v against_o the_o arminian_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1618._o 2._o harlem_n where_o printing_n be_v invent_v 3._o leiden_fw-mi a_o famous_a university_n which_o city_n consist_v of_o forty_o one_o island_n pass_v partly_o by_o boat_n and_o partly_o by_o bridge_n whereof_o there_o be_v one_o hundred_o forty_o and_o five_o and_o of_o they_o one_o hundred_o and_o four_o build_v with_o stone_n 4._o delft_n 5._o alkmer_n 6._o rotterodam_n 7._o horn._n 8._o enchusen_n 9_o amsterdam_n a_o very_a fair_a haven_n town_n the_o man_n be_v good_a seaman_n the_o woman_n very_o industrious_a there_o be_v scarce_o a_o boy_n of_o four_o year_n old_a but_o can_v earn_v his_o own_o meat_n it_o yield_v butter_n cheese_n etc._n etc._n the_o chief_a village_n be_v the_o hage_n have_v in_o it_o two_o thousand_o household_n 12_o zealand_n consist_v of_o seven_o island_n and_o in_o they_o three_o hundred_o to_n the_o first_o island_n be_v walcheren_n and_o in_o it_o the_o chief_a town_n be_v 1._o midlebourg_n 2._o flushing_n a_o excellent_a haven_n and_o of_o great_a strength_n nigh_o unto_o it_o be_v the_o fort_n ramekin_n and_o the_o brill_n 3._o vere_n the_o next_o island_n be_v south_n beverland_n who_o chief_a town_n be_v tergowse_n the_o three_o be_v schoven_n 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that_o in_o largeness_n of_o territory_n they_o exceed_v the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n but_o not_o in_o revenue_n 12._o pomerania_n and_o meclemburg_n the_o first_o be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n wirh_n the_o river_n vistula_n on_o the_o west_n with_o meclemburg_n on_o the_o north_n with_o the_o baltic_a sea_n and_o on_o the_o south_n with_o brandenburg_n the_o chief_a town_n be_v 1._o stetin_n the_o prince_n seat_n and_o a_o university_n 2._o wolgast_n 3._o wallin_n 4._o gripswald_n a_o university_n 5._o newtrepton_n a_o sea_n town_n meclenburg_n or_o megalopolis_n stand_v on_o the_o west_n of_o pomeren_n the_o chief_a town_n whereof_o be_v 1._o malchaw_n 2._o sternberg_n 3._o wismar_n 4._o rostock_n a_o university_n on_o the_o west_n hereof_o stand_v the_o fair_a hans-town_n of_o lubeck_n and_o about_o ten_o mile_n from_o it_o hamborough_n on_o the_o further_a side_n of_o the_o river_n be_v stoade_n where_o the_o english_a house_n be_v to_o sell_v their_o ware_n 13._o saxony_n which_o 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werde_n 3._o cronach_n 4._o culmbach_n 5._o hough_v saxony_n lie_v on_o the_o north_n of_o thuringia_n and_o misnia_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v 1._o magdeburg_n former_o parthenopolis_n 2._o worlit_v seat_v on_o the_o albie_n 3._o helderick_n 4._o wittenberg_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o duke_n and_o a_o university_n where_o luther_n live_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o saxony_n be_v the_o two_o small_a principality_n of_o anhalt_n and_o mansfield_n 14._o brunswick_n and_o luneburg_n which_o have_v on_o the_o east_n brandenburg_n on_o the_o west_n westphalia_n on_o the_o north_n denmark_n and_o on_o the_o south_n saxony_n and_o hassia_n the_o river_n ems_n run_v through_o this_o country_n and_o the_o chief_a city_n be_v 1._o brunswick_n 2._o wolfohaiton_n where_o the_o duke_n keep_v his_o court_n halberstade_n 4._o lunebourg_n 5._o cella_n 5._o hassia_n which_o have_v saxony_n on_o the_o east_n franconia_n on_o the_o south_n westphalia_n on_o the_o west_n and_o north_n the_o chief_a town_n be_v 1._o dormestad_fw-es 2._o marpurg_n a_o university_n 3._o geysen_n 4._o dry_v 5._o frankenburg_n 6._o cassels_n in_o this_o country_n be_v the_o wederaw_n contain_v the_o county_n of_o nassaw_n and_o hannaw_v and_o the_o free_a city_n of_o friburg_n in_o the_o county_n of_o nassaw_n be_v 1._o dillingbourg_n 2._o nassaw_n 3._o catzenelbagen_n and_o 4._o herborne_n a_o university_n where_o piscator_fw-la and_o alstedius_n be_v professor_n denmark_n describe_v denmark_n contain_v the_o cimbrick_n chersoness_n part_n of_o scandia_n and_o the_o island_n of_o the_o baltic_a sea_n the_o chersoness_n be_v in_o length_n one_o hundred_o twenty_o mile_n and_o in_o breadth_n fourscore_o wherein_o be_v contain_v eight_o and_o twenty_o city_n and_o twenty_o royal_a castle_n or_o palace_n the_o chief_n province_n be_v 1._o holstein_n who_o chief_a city_n be_v nyemunster_n and_o brumsted_n 2._o ditmars_n who_o chief_a city_n be_v meldory_n where_o they_o cover_v their_o house_n with_o copper_n 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1._o upsale_n 2._o nicopia_n a_o sea_n town_n 3._o coperdole_v famous_a for_o its_o abundance_n of_o brass_n 5._o gothland_n which_o be_v the_o best_a and_o rich_a province_n of_o the_o north_n it_o be_v divide_v into_o the_o island_n and_o the_o continent_n the_o island_n of_o gothland_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o baltic_a sea_n be_v in_o length_n eighteen_o mile_n and_o but_o five_o broad_a the_o chief_a town_n be_v wisbich_n the_o continent_n of_o gothland_n join_v to_o denmark_n and_o have_v in_o it_o the_o great_a lake_n weret_n which_o receive_v into_o it_o twenty_o and_o four_o river_n empty_v itself_o at_o one_o mouth_n with_o such_o a_o hideous_a noise_n that_o it_o be_v common_o call_v the_o devil_n head_n the_o chief_a city_n be_v 1._o stockholm_n 2._o lodusia_n 3._o walburg_n 4._o colmar_n famous_a for_o its_o impregnable_a castle_n sweden_n be_v the_o big_a of_o all_o the_o northern_a kingdom_n the_o regal_a city_n whereof_o be_v stockholm_n a_o town_n with_o the_o suburb_n 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